Nanoporous PBI membranes by track etching for high temperature PEMs

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 454, Issue , 2014, Pages 243-252

  Eguizabal A ^a   Sgroi, M ^b   Pullini, D ^b   Ferain, E ^c   Pina, M P ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

^c It4ip Sa   (Belgium)

^d BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical modification; Phosphoric acid doping; Polybenzimidazole; Proton conductivity enhancement; Track etching

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLES; CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; FT-IR CHARACTERIZATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NANOPOROUS MEMBRANE; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; PROTON TRANSPORT; TRACK ETCHING;

CROSSLINKING; ETCHING; PHOSPHORIC ACID;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION;

BENZIMIDAZOLE; PHOSPHORIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; MEMBRANE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BOUND IODINE; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 84891643861     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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